EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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COMPUTERS ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A byte is a unit for measurement for computer memory capacity.It is a group of ____ bits.
A
8
B
4
C
6
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bits are usually assembled into a group of eight to form a byte. A byte contains enough information to store a single ASCII character, like “h". A kilobyte (KB) is 1, 024 bytes, not one thousand bytes as might be expected, because computers use binary (base two) math, instead of a decimal (base ten) system.

Detailed explanation-2: -byte: Abbreviation for binary term, a unit of storage capable of holding a single character. On almost all modern computers, a byte is equal to 8 bits.

Detailed explanation-3: -byte, the basic unit of information in computer storage and processing. A byte consists of 8 adjacent binary digits (bits), each of which consists of a 0 or 1.

Detailed explanation-4: -The byte was originally the smallest number of bits that could hold a single character (I assume standard ASCII). We still use ASCII standard, so 8 bits per character is still relevant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Understanding file sizes | Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB, YB-GeeksforGeeks.

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